Responding to a comment from yesterday…well-i-never said, about 11 hours ago@laughingkittyYou’ve let him get away with this for 50 years? A simple eye-roll won’t stop some people.Actually, he started regaling us with high school sports stories about 20 -25 years ago. But no,nothing stops him – even a comment like, “For Pete’s sake, let it go! It’s ancient history!” won’t stop him He always puts such a negative slant to his stories too – claiming our dad didn’t support him in his sports. So not true! Christmas was wonderful this year because he wasn’t around and we didn’t have to hear his long winded, dull stories.
I used to write a lot of long letters. One of my sisters and I had a friendly competition once to see who could write the longest letters. We were doing 20 page letters (notebook paper, not dinky stationery). And it was all good newsy stuff – not long winded boring stories about ancient history (see my comment above about a certain brother). I won the contest. Sadly, I don’t hear from her anymore. I don’t write her as often as I should either. And she is so hard to get on the phone. She is battling cancer – in remission last I heard, but she’s been in a tough fight. She doesn’t have internet either, otherwise,I would e-mail her regularly. It’s not the same as a handwritten letter, but at least we would be in communication with each other.
I’m just moving house and went through all my stuff. I have a box full of handwritten letters from relatives and friends all over the world, and I used to write really long letters myself. I miss those days…
I mailed out a hand-written thank-you note on Monday to my aunt. Thank-you notes and Christmas cards I still do the old-fashioned way. Also with sympathy cards and some birthday cards for the less electronic-savvy.
Now it’s mostly email, though I do occasionally send a short note or card by “snail” mail, and so do some of my friends. In fact, one friend who likes to travel sends handwritten postcards from wherever he is… and he’s a generation younger than I am.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 8 years ago
These days, the only thing keeping the postal system afloat is junk mail.
laughingkitty almost 8 years ago
Responding to a comment from yesterday…well-i-never said, about 11 hours ago@laughingkittyYou’ve let him get away with this for 50 years? A simple eye-roll won’t stop some people.Actually, he started regaling us with high school sports stories about 20 -25 years ago. But no,nothing stops him – even a comment like, “For Pete’s sake, let it go! It’s ancient history!” won’t stop him He always puts such a negative slant to his stories too – claiming our dad didn’t support him in his sports. So not true! Christmas was wonderful this year because he wasn’t around and we didn’t have to hear his long winded, dull stories.
laughingkitty almost 8 years ago
I used to write a lot of long letters. One of my sisters and I had a friendly competition once to see who could write the longest letters. We were doing 20 page letters (notebook paper, not dinky stationery). And it was all good newsy stuff – not long winded boring stories about ancient history (see my comment above about a certain brother). I won the contest. Sadly, I don’t hear from her anymore. I don’t write her as often as I should either. And she is so hard to get on the phone. She is battling cancer – in remission last I heard, but she’s been in a tough fight. She doesn’t have internet either, otherwise,I would e-mail her regularly. It’s not the same as a handwritten letter, but at least we would be in communication with each other.
Dani Rice almost 8 years ago
Back before the internet and relatively inexpensive long distance rates, I used to write to relatives in Germany and Australia.
Adele Derwald almost 8 years ago
I’m just moving house and went through all my stuff. I have a box full of handwritten letters from relatives and friends all over the world, and I used to write really long letters myself. I miss those days…
Ubintold almost 8 years ago
Hey, send a postcard and include a small note.
Cronkers McGee Premium Member almost 8 years ago
To receive a hand written letter, you need t write a letter and send it for a possible return letter.
bookworm0812 almost 8 years ago
I mailed out a hand-written thank-you note on Monday to my aunt. Thank-you notes and Christmas cards I still do the old-fashioned way. Also with sympathy cards and some birthday cards for the less electronic-savvy.
slsharris almost 8 years ago
Bub — what difference does it make — I doubt if you can read any more…
gammaguy almost 8 years ago
I used to write letters… often, if not regularly.
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Now it’s mostly email, though I do occasionally send a short note or card by “snail” mail, and so do some of my friends. In fact, one friend who likes to travel sends handwritten postcards from wherever he is… and he’s a generation younger than I am.